
Sunset Cooler
Vodka shaken with orange juice, topped with soda and a slow grenadine pour that settles into dusk-colored layers. Easy drinking with a view.
Easy
Difficulty
3 min
Time
180 Cal
Calories
1
Serving
Flavor profile
Vodka
Taste values from the Pocket Bartender recipe catalog.
Ingredients
- Orange Juice· not in your bar3 oz
Or swap: Pineapple Juice — more tropical
- Cherry(optional)· not in your barfor garnish
- Grenadine· not in your bar½ oz
Or swap: Raspberry Syrup — berry-forward, same blush
- Soda Water· not in your barto top
Or swap: Lemon-Lime Soda (top up) — sweeter, citrusy, Tonic Water (top up) — adds a bittersweet edge
- Vodka· not in your bar1 ½ oz
Or swap: Gin — adds botanical notes, White Rum — a touch sweeter
- Orange(optional)· not in your barfor garnish
Instructions
In a shaker, combine orange juice, grenadine, and vodka with ice.
Shake well and strain into a highball glass filled with ice.
Top with soda water.
Then slowly pour in the grenadine to create a layered effect.
Garnish with a slice of orange and a cherry.
Pairs well with
Grenadine sunset through vodka and orange suits easy patio grazing:
- Cheese and cracker stacks
- Orange-glazed meatballs
- Fruit skewers
- Salted popcorn




